Soap Lake, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Soap Lake	Washington	National
Income per capita	$31,520	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$57,641	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$64,937	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$28,392	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,364	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,715	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.5%	12.7%	15.1%

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18253 Road B NW

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Soap Lake, WA

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Soap Lake, WA

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Key findings

The income per capita in Soap Lake is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Soap Lake is 29% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Soap Lake is 6% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Soap Lake is 36% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,423 $57,641 $115,282

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Soap Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.4%	3.4%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	13.9%	13.9%
Wholesale & retail services	26.9%	26.9%
Public administration	3.4%	3.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.5%	9.5%
Education, health & social services	4.4%	4.4%
Other	38.4%	38.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ephrata, WA	8,390	$104,941	29.0%
Lakeview, WA	1,040	$67,570	16.9%
Moses Lake North, WA	4,821	$67,325	17.2%
Soap Lake, WA	1,626	$57,641	29.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Metlakatla, AK	1,626	$85,409	5.0%
Taft, FL	1,626	$52,137	35.9%
Red Lake, MN	1,626	$65,764	19.1%
Rockvale, TN	1,626	$103,780	27.6%
Lambton, QC	1,626	n/a
Soap Lake, WA	1,626	$57,641	29.1%

Source: The Soap Lake, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.